Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 176 › Conversation 176-006
Nixon, Camp David Operator & Cox on Republican National Convention
Thursday, August 17, 1972 · 6:25 PM–6:26 PM ET · Camp David Study Desk ·16 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with his daughter, Tricia Nixon Cox, regarding his upcoming Republican Party acceptance speech. Tricia conveyed advice from her husband, Edward R. F. Cox, specifically suggesting a linguistic shift to emphasize "we" versus "they" rhetoric. This brief exchange focused on refining the tone and framing of the President's address.
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NARA Description
On August 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Camp David operator, and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone at Camp David from 6:25 pm to 6:26 pm. The Camp David Study Desk taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 176-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 176-6
Date: August 17, 1972
Time: 6:25 pm - 6:26 pm
Location: Camp David Study Desk
The Camp David operator talked with the President.
[See Conversation No. 203-30]
(rev. Mar-02)
Tricia Nixon Cox
Tricia Nixon Cox talked with the President between 6:25 pm and 6:26 pm.
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 11/08/2017.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal returnable]
[176-006-w001]
[Duration: 34s]
Advice on the President’s Republican Party acceptance speech
-Edward R. F. Cox
-Linguistic suggestion
-We/They
*****************************************************************Also recorded on August 17, 1972
- 176-004 6:08 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Camp David operator, and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone at Camp David from 6:08 pm to 6:13 pm.
- 203-026 6:08 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Camp David operator, and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 6:08 pm to 6:13 pm.
- 203-027 6:13 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:13 pm and 6:18 pm.
- 176-005 6:18 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Camp David operator, Manolo Sanchez, and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone at Camp David from 6:18 pm to 6:23 pm.
- 203-028 6:18 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Camp David operator, and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 6:18 pm to 6:23 pm.
- 203-029 6:23 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:23 pm and 6:25 pm.
- 203-030 6:25 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Camp David operator, and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 6:25 pm to 6:26 pm.
- 204-001 6:26 PM · 41 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:26 pm and 7:35 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 176-006, August 17, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/176-006 (accessed September 18, 2026).